3M

American diversified manufacturer based at Maplewood near St Paul in Minnesota, founded in 1902 as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company and listed in New York. Makes health care products including surgical and wound care dressings, tapes and drapes, infection prevention and sterilisation assurance products, medical adhesives and transdermal drug delivery systems and inhalation drug delivery components, alongside safety and industrial products, abrasives, films, adhesives and consumer goods.